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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1670s. In 1662 undergraduates rescuing a comrade from the stocks at Wolvercote (where he had been put for stealing a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Some tradesmen, particularly those in LONDON, had huge stocks; for example one soi-disant Merchant tailor had nearly …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Mill. 52 In 1658 the mill, described as containing two stocks, a gig-mill, and a dye-house, was owned and worked by …
A History of the County of Essex
… was presented in 1584 and 1653 for failing to maintain the stocks. 19 A cage is mentioned in 1694 and in the early 19th century one was standing, together with stocks, on the green by the High Road opposite the White …